Paan Singh Tomar (film)

Paan Singh Tomar
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTigmanshu Dhulia
Written byTigmanshu Dhulia
Sanjay Chauhan[1]
Based onLife of Paan Singh Tomar
Produced byRonnie Screwvala
StarringIrrfan Khan
Mahie Gill
Vipin Sharma
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
CinematographyAseem Mishra
Edited byAarti Bajaj
Music byAbhishek Ray
Production
company
Distributed byUTV Motion Pictures
Release dates
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹70 million[2]
Box officeest. ₹201.80 million[2]

Paan Singh Tomar is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language biographical film about Paan Singh Tomar, a soldier in the Indian Army and seven-time national steeplechase champion, who later became an armed rebel against the system.[3][4] The film is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and produced by UTV Motion Pictures. Irrfan Khan played the title role, with Mahie Gill, Vipin Sharma and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the supporting cast.

Made on a shoestring budget of ₹45 million (US$540,000),[5] Paan Singh Tomar premiered at the London Film Festival in 2010. Two years later it was released in domestic theatres on 2 March 2012 and was a hit at the box office, with worldwide gross of ₹201.80 million (US$2.4 million).[2] The film won Best Feature and Best Actor at the 60th National Film Awards.[6]

  1. ^ "Reviews Paan Singh Tomar". DNA. 2 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Paan Singh Tomar – Movie". Box Office India.
  3. ^ Mukherjee, Pradipta (13 August 2021). The Fluid Frame in Cinema: Collected Essays. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 65–66. ISBN 978-1-5275-7377-2. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Irrfan's Ability To Bring A Character To Life, In Paan Singh Tomar". 5 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Paan Singh Tomar earns Rs. 4.25 crore over weekend". NDTV. IANS. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  6. ^ "A press conference to announce 59th national film awards will be held" (Press release). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 18 March 2013.